IHSAA Boys Wrestling Team State Champions

From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. The Association began sponsoring a state tournament for the sport beginning in 1933.

Year

Champion

Champion Coach

Runner-Up

Runner-Up Coach

Score

Indiana University

1921-22

Terre Haute Wiley

Guy Stantz

Terre Haute Garfield

--

34-30

1922-23

Terre Haute Wiley

Guy Stantz

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

48-40

1923-24

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Monticello

--

57-42

1924-25

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Monticello

--

33-30

1925-26

Elwood

Theodore Koontz

Wabash

Billy Thom

37-34

1926-27

Wabash

Billy Thom

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

35-34

1927-28

Wabash

--

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

40-29

1928-29

Bedford

Emil Held

South Bend Central
Wabash

--
Raymond Struck

25-21

1929-30

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Muncie Central

Walter Fisher

51-38.5

1930-31

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Muncie Central

Walter Fisher

48-35

1931-32

Muncie Central

Walter Fisher

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

43-36

1932-33

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Bedford

Emil Held

38-33

1933-34

Bloomington (Co-Champions)
East Chicago Roosevelt

Harold Mumby
Benham Williams

--

--

50-50

1934-35

Hammond

Auree Scott

East Chicago Roosevelt

Benham Williams

43-40

1935-36

Hammond

Auree Scott

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

48-29

1936-37

Hammond

Auree Scott

Hammond Clark

R. Wayne Cunningham

49-30

1937-38

Hammond Clark

Wayne Cunningham

Hammond

C.R. Shanner

36-35

1938-39

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

East Chicago Roosevelt

Kermit French

29-19

1939-40

Southport

Arlington Pitcher

Bloomington
Muncie Central

Harold Mumby
Walter Fisher

20-19

1940-41

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Southport

Arlington Pitcher

30-25

1941-42

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

South Bend Central

Robert Jones

33-21

1942-43

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

Southport

Arlington Pitcher

38-36

From 1944-1949, the IHSAA discontinued sponsorship of the state tournament due to the decreasing numbers of programs in the state caused by the Great Depression and WWII. A few of the schools throughout the state continued to compete by hosting an invitational tournament each year.

Southport HS

1943-44

Southport

Arlington Pitcher

Muncie Central

Ettore Antonini

45-33

Crawfordsville HS

1944-45

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

East Chicago Roosevelt

Kermit French

36-34

1945-46

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

Muncie Central

Ettore Antonini

42-41

Bloomington HS

1946-47

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

East Chicago Washington

H.W. Dickes

58-34

Lafayette Jefferson HS

1947-48

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

East Chicago Washington

Clifford Freiberger

40-29

Bloomington HS

1948-49

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

South Bend Central

Robert Jones

65-32

The IHSAA resumed sponsorship of the state tournament for the 1949-50 school year.

Lafayette Jefferson High School

1949-50

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

South Bend Central

Robert Jones

39-29

Bloomington High School

1950-51

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

South Bend Central

Robert Jones

27-23

Lafayette Jefferson High School

1951-52

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

William Treichler

South Bend Central

Chris Dal Sasso

32-23

Bloomington High School

1952-53

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

Lafayette Jefferson

Norman Willey

27-19

Lafayette Jefferson High School

1953-54

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

William Treichler

35-29

Bloomington High School

1954-55

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

Lafayette Jefferson

Norman Willey

40-36

Lafayette Jefferson High School

1955-56

South Bend Central

Robert Jones

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

William Treichler

57-50

Bloomington High School

1956-57

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

44-35

Lafayette Jefferson High School

1957-58

Indianapolis Broad Ripple
Richmond (Co-Champions)

William Sirka
Charles Hilton

--

--

25-25

Bloomington High School

1958-59

Indianapolis Shortridge

Paul Dill

Richmond
Southport

Charles Hilton
Chauncey McDaniel

37-32

Southport High School

1959-60

Indianapolis Wood

Frank Svarczkopf

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

32-27

1960-61

Indianapolis Wood

Frank Svarczkopf

New Albany

Phil Thrasher

24-22

1961-62

Hammond

Don Clark

South Bend Central

Ed Szucs

31-25

1962-63

Hammond

Don Clark

Anderson

Don Pyle

27-24

1963-64

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

Indianapolis Arlington

Jim Ellis

33-29

1964-65

Indianapolis Arlington

Jim Ellis

Kokomo

Bob Hamilton

45-23

1965-66

South Bend Adams

Morris Aronson

Carmel

Don Huffer

28-22

1966-67

Indianapolis Shortridge

George Bohlin

Franklin Central

Allen Morgan

25-22

1967-68

Elkhart

Rollie Hoover

Franklin Central

Allen Morgan

34-23

1968-69

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

North Central (Indpls.)

Keith Farrand

28-23

1969-70

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

North Central (Indpls.)

Keith Farrand

43-34

1970-71

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

Penn

Richard Daffinee

54-22

1971-72

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

Beech Grove

Bill Bane

33.5-33

1972-73

Bloomington South

Kay Hutsell

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard

Richard Dullaghan

36.5-25.5

1973-74

Muncie Northside

Fred Ginther

Bloomington South

Kay Hutsell

46-36

1974-75

Muncie Southside

Jim Cartwright

Hammond Morton

Fred Kepler

42-23

1975-76

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

John Hurrle

Bloomington North

John Henry

38-31.5

1976-77

Bloomington North

John Henry

Martinsville

John Roontz

47-40

1977-78

Bloomington South

Kay Hutsell

Warren Central

Allen Morgan

48-47

1978-79

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

John Hurrle

Bellmont

Alan Kalver

46-43.5

1979-80

Warren Central

Allen Morgan

North Central (Indpls.)

Keith Farrand

56-48

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

1980-81

Delta

Don Patton

Chesterton

Bob Trzeciak

99-50.5

1981-82

Delta

Don Patton

Terre Haute South

Abdul-Raheem Ali

70.5-44.5

1982-83

Delta

Don Patton

Warren Central

Gene Nesbit

72.5-51

1983-84

Delta

Don Patton

Calumet

Kenneth Stiggall

90.5-49

New Castle High School

1984-85

Delta

Don Patton

Muncie Southside

John Smith

51.5-46.5

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

1985-86

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Delta
Indianapolis Cathedral

Don Patton
Lance Rhodes

92-75

1986-87

Bellmont

Dennis Hays

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

85.5-59

1987-88

Bellmont

Dennis Hays

Indianapolis Cathedral

Lance Rhodes

70.5-65.5

1988-89

Chesterton

Bob Trzeciak

Lawrence North

Frank Svarczkopf

59.5-51

1989-90

Muncie Southside

John Smith

Decatur Central

David Walpole

83.5-59.5

1990-91

Mishawaka

Al Smith

Lawrence North

Frank Svarczkopf

70-57.5

1991-92

Lawrence North

Frank Svarczkopf, Jr.

Perry Meridian

Phil Strader

90-48

1992-93

Lawrence North

Frank Svarczkopf, Jr.

Southport

Steve Dildine

72-53

1993-94

Bellmont

Brent Faurote

Castle

Bob Harmon

89-45

1994-95

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Bellmont
Decatur Central
New Castle

Brent Faurote
David Walpole
Rex Peckinpaugh

82-60

Between 1996 and 2012, state championship team was determined during separate team tournament.